First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From Russian Оле́г (Olég).
Oļegs m
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Оле́г (Olég), Oleg.
- (uncommon) a male given name of Latvian speakers
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Oļegs was the only given name of 10 871 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.